Single of the Week - The Hassles

The Hassles - Four O'Clock in the Morning

I bought this one just because I thought the name of the band was kinda funny, but this is a great British Invasion style pop tune propelled by a tick-tock beat. That's a pretty neat idea: making the whole song a sort of aural pun, or a sound effect to illustrate the lyrics. And the end, where it goes into overdrive, almost sounds like it's not a clock, but a ticking timebomb fixing to go off! Hopefully someone out there has there Google alert set for "The Hassles," and will tell us all about the history of this band in the comments section.